The fabled Ark of the Covenant, the sacred container housing the stone tablets on which Moses reportedly inscribed the Ten Commandments, has inspired intrepid quests since it disappeared over 2,500 years ago.
Hollywood's Indiana Jones grappled with Nazis to capture the Ark, which is believed to possess incredible destructive powers. And for the last 20 years a real-life adventurer, Professor Tudor Parfitt, has been searching for its last resting place.
The quest has taken Parfitt, a Professor of Modern Jewish Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, on an incredible journey across the Middle East, Arabia and Africa. And now, controversially, he believes he can finally answer the riddle of the Ark and reveal its location.
But the Professor is overwhelmed when he finally comes face-to-face with the ancient artefact that he believes to be the Ark, in the last place he expects to find it, and looked after by people who have no idea of its significance.
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